Phosphoryl nitride
Phosphoryl nitride in chemistry is a reactive intermediate with the structure OPN.[1] It is a linear oxygen phosphorus nitrogen molecule with a formal double bond between P and O (phosphoryl) and a triple bond (nitride) between P and N. It can be obtained in argon matrix isolation at 16 K by laser photolysis of phosphoryl triazide, OP(N3)3.[2] OPN and its isomer ONP can interconvert by photoisomerization.
References
- ^ Himmel, H.-J. and Linti, G. (2012), OPN and SPN: Small Molecules with Great Potential. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 51: 5541–5542. doi:10.1002/anie.201201638
- ^ Elusive O═P≡N, a Rare Example of Phosphorus σ2λ5-Coordination Xiaoqing Zeng, Helmut Beckers, and Helge Willner Journal of the American Chemical Society 2011 133 (51), 20696-20699 doi:10.1021/ja2091867